I was reading Your essential ‘how-to’ guide to writing good abstracts

… and then I wondered, would a simple (clumsy) graphic pie chart help make the breakdown of components more memorable? I just used Excel so a proper graphic program would make something a little cuter, but yes I think the principle may have some relevance, then again, is it just because I had to think and retype and categorize the abstract components?

Well, basically every component (Literature research, describing methods etc) is 1/6th of the total, just weigh methods and sources by a factor of 2, as I have or 3, a 1/2, if possible). Simples. Don’t really need a chart for that.